LUBBOCK, Texas (February 11, 2016) – Two late free throws by A.J. Luckey gave Lubbock Christian University its first lead of the night at 72-71 which withstood for the final 11 seconds in a Chap victory that was highlighted by Brennen Fowler's first career double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds Thursday night inside the Rip Griffin Center.
 
Luckey compiled a game-high 22 points for LCU (16-7, 10-5 Heartland), Marcos Schuster tied a season-high with 21 while Fowler contributed career bests to push the Chaps into a three-way tie for third place with UAFS (17-6, 10-5 Heartland) and Texas A&M International with five games remaining in the regular season.
 
The Chaps trailed the entire game and were down 67-59 with 6:38 to play when Ridrell Holman drilled a three-pointer for the left wing, his only bucket of the night, to pull LCU to within five. Luckey and UAFS's Seth Youngblood traded jumpers before Fowler made two free throws to cut the deficit to three with 2:18 remaining. Darrius Parker of Arkansas-Fort Smith converted in the paint, but Schuster came through with a three from the left side for a two-point ballgame.
 
On the next trip down the floor, Luckey was fouled on a shot attempt, missed his first free throw and made the second for a 71-70 score in favor of the Lions. A blocked shot by Fowler ended up in the hands of Marcus Arrington to provide LCU with an offensive possession and the chance for the lead. Luckey was shoved down by DaVaunta Thomas, resulting in bonus free throws with 11 seconds to play. The senior guard drained both for a one-point Chap advantage, and UAFS called a timeout with eight seconds remaining. Thomas attempted a drive through the lane, but his attempt was off the mark as Schuster came in to secure the rebound and the LCU victory.
 
A Chap win did not look probable from the beginning as the Lions scored the first seven points of the contest and jumped out to a 12-2 lead five minutes in. A three by Luckey and layup by Tyler Rogers sliced the margin in half, but Lion Alex Cooper connected on a three-pointer to push UAFS out in front, 15-7, at the 13:26 mark.
 
A string of five points by Luckey closed the Chaps to within 26-23 with five minutes until halftime, but a pair of three's by Ognjen Vasiljevic within a minute span upped the gap to 37-27. Nine free throws were shot amongst the teams in the final 63 seconds before the break, including two by Luckey with one second remaining for a 41-33 Lion advantage.
 
For UAFS, Dusan Stojanovic scored a team-high 15 points, Youngblood had 14 and Thomas added 13.